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Backend Engineer @ Flipkart | Backend & Distributed Systems | Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, System Design

About

Software Engineer at Flipkart, building backend systems for one of India's largest e-commerce logistics platforms. I work across distributed microservices, system design, and infrastructure — with a focus on reliability, fault tolerance, and scale. Focused on strong engineering fundamentals — system design, ownership, and building things that hold up under real production load. Technical Proficiency in : Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Docker, C++, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, GenAI, Git, Github, Data Structures and Algorithms Full-stack foundation from earlier work at Pitney Bowes and Hindustan Times (Angular, REST APIs), with B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering Please feel free to get in touch via email at agarwal05.manvi@gmail.com

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude code

cursor

gemini

github copilot

mcp

windsurf

Work experience

Application Engineer - Backend at Flipkart, Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, • Designed and scaled distributed microservices (Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, Kubernetes, Docker) powering the BYOD delivery app used by delivery partners nationwide — driving runsheet creation, shipment allocation, and real-time delivery workflows across 1,000+ hubs • Owned end-to-end rollout of a production-safe request isolation framework across 8+ microservices and 200+ APIs, enabling functional, regression, canary, and NFR testing on live infrastructure with zero customer impact — eliminated dedicated NFR environments and cut validation cycles by 40% • Architected fault-tolerant request propagation (sync, async, persistence layers) using Circuit Breakers, Bulkheads, and Rate Limiters; built database-level traffic segregation across 30+ tables and 5+ services using Hibernate Listeners — reduced transient failure impact by 95% with zero production regressions • Built backend services for secure masked calling and Truecaller integration, enabling merchant-aware caller ID while protecting 100% of customer phone numbers — shipped 5+ backward-compatible APIs via phased rollout across nationwide operations • Built a production-traffic regression framework (Keploy) to capture and replay live API traffic during canary deployments — cut manual regression effort by 70-80%, achieved 100% unit test coverage, reduced SonarQube issues by 80%, and improved developer productivity 50% through GenAI tooling.

Software Engineer at Pitney Bowes, Jul 2023 - Aug 2023 · 2 mos, Noida, 1. Built 5+ frontend modules in Angular for PitneyShip Pro, integrating with REST APIs to power shipment creation, carrier rate selection, and label generation workflows 2. Improved label generation processing efficiency by 15% through streamlined API interactions and frontend validation enhancements 3. Developed and validated 20+ backend API flows across the shipment lifecycle, carrier integrations (FedEx, USPS), tracking, and billing — ran structured regression and contract testing to reduce release defects and strengthen system reliability

Software Engineer Intern at Hindustan Times, Jun 2023 - Jul 2023 · 2 mos, 1. Built and optimized 10+ responsive UI components for the MyHT Intranet System using Angular and JavaScript, improving usability and internal workflow efficiency 2. Integrated frontend modules with 15+ backend APIs, ensuring consistent data rendering, state management, and smooth interactions — improved page performance through component restructuring and code optimization

Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering, Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College

Intermediate, Delhi Public School Ghaziabad